The Cannes Lions organisation has enlisted M+AD to help in its global search for a young journalist to travel to France to report on the 2017 festival – all expenses paid. While the search is global, the Lions have specifically sought to distribute the invitations to Kiwis.
Auckland Zoo films the locals for Easter cinema screens
Tuatara, kiwi, ruru (morepork), korora (little blue penguin), weta, kea, and tuna (eels) are the stars of a new campaign out of Auckland Zoo’s in-house creative team that promotes conservation with a multilingual message to families – via the NZ cinema circuit over the Easter holiday.
Techweek focus on Programmatic & KPEX
Programmatic agency Acquire Online has confirmed media industry experts Adrian Pickstock (IAB ceo), KPEX ceo Richard Thompson, and Acquire Online programmatic director Zane Furtado will be the keynote speakers at their Techweek NZ events next month.
Ogilvy, Colenso, Resn, FCB make finals in New York
The One Show over the weekend promoted four NZ agencies in its second wave of finalists – Ogilvy, Colenso BBDO, Resn and FCB.
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Creative Data Lions taps Kiwi for jury duty
Lions Innovation, the specialist two-day event taking place as part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, has appointed NZ-based strategist Jane Stanley as a member of the Creative Data Lions jury.
New Bauer site targets all Kiwi women
Bauer Media has completed its To Love network with the launch of new website Now To Love, which the publisher hopes will become New Zealand’s biggest site for women on all things lifestyle and entertainment.
Only Colenso makes the grade
Colenso BBDO is the only Kiwi shop to make the first wave of One Show finalists – released overnight – in Cross-Platform, Film, Direct Marketing, and Print & Outdoor.
Arrivals & Departures: Chemistry taps AUT Copywriter of the Year
Auckland direct-digital agency Chemistry Interaction has hired AUT Copywriter of the Year Marika Berney, turning her temporary placement into a full-time one.
True & Air NZ blitz Aussie awards show
Grey Lynn indie True and client Air New Zealand have taken out two of the biggest prizes at Australia’s Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards in Sydney.